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He has bound me in heavy chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/lamentations/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He has walled me about so that I cannot escape; he has made my chains heavy;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/lamentations/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/lamentations/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He has hedged me in so that I cannot get out; He has made my chain heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/lamentations/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has walled me in so that I cannot go out; He has made my chain heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/lamentations/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He has walled me in so that I cannot go out; He has made my chain heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/lamentations/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He has walled <i>me</i> in so that I cannot go out; He has made my chain heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/lamentations/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He has walled me in so that I cannot go out; He has made my chain heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/lamentations/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He walled me in so that I cannot get out; He has weighted down my chain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/lamentations/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has walled me in so I cannot get out; he has weighed me down with chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/lamentations/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/lamentations/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He hath walled me about, that I cannot go forth; he hath made my chain heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/lamentations/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God built a fence around me that I cannot climb over, and he chained me down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/lamentations/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He hath fenced me about, that I cannot go forth; he hath made my chain heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/lamentations/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He has blocked me so that I can't get out. He has put heavy chains on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/lamentations/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He has bound me in chains; I am a prisoner with no hope of escape. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/lamentations/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He has walled me in so I cannot escape; he placed heavy chains on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/lamentations/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He has walled me in so that I cannot get out; he has weighted me down with heavy prison chains. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/lamentations/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He has walled me in, so I can't escape; he has made my chains heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/lamentations/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/lamentations/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/lamentations/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He has walled me about, so that I can’t go out. He has made my chain heavy. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/lamentations/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He has hedged me in, and I do not go out, "" He has made heavy my chain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/lamentations/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He hath hedged me about, and I go not out, He hath made heavy my fetter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/lamentations/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He walled about me and I shall not go forth: he loaded my brass.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/lamentations/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Ghimel. He hath built against me round about, that I may not get out: he hath made my fetters heavy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/lamentations/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />GHIMEL. He has built against me all around, so that I may not depart. He has increased the burden of my confinement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/lamentations/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He has hemmed me in with no escape, weighed me down with chains; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He has walled me about so that I cannot escape; he has put heavy chains on me;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He has hedged me about, that I cannot escape; he has made my chains heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/lamentations/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Gimel He has shut in my presence that I would not come out, and he strengthened my chains<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/lamentations/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He hath hedged me about, that I cannot go forth; He hath made my chain heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/lamentations/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He has builded against me, and I cannot come forth: he has made my brazen <i>chain</i> heavy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/lamentations/3-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rKrWuOkEqzQ?start=730" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/3.htm">Jeremiah's Afflictions</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1443.htm" title="1443: gā·ḏar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To wall up or off, to build a wall. A primitive root; to wall in or around.">He has walled me in</a> <a href="/hebrew/1157.htm" title="1157: ba·‘ă·ḏî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From ad with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">so I cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: ’ê·ṣê (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">escape;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3513.htm" title="3513: hiḵ·bîḏ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- Or kabed; a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. In a bad sense or in a good sense (in the same two senses).">He has weighed me down</a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: nə·ḥā·šə·tî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">with chains.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-8.htm">Job 19:8</a></span><br />He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-8.htm">Psalm 88:8</a></span><br />You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Jeremiah 38:6</a></span><br />So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">Isaiah 49:9</a></span><br />to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/142-7.htm">Psalm 142:7</a></span><br />Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/20-9.htm">Jeremiah 20:9</a></span><br />If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/3-23.htm">Job 3:23</a></span><br />Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Psalm 107:10</a></span><br />Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7</a></span><br />to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-16.htm">Jeremiah 13:16</a></span><br />Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-24.htm">Acts 16:24</a></span><br />On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-5.htm">2 Corinthians 6:5</a></span><br />in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-25.htm">Matthew 5:25-26</a></span><br />Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. / Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-9.htm">2 Timothy 2:9</a></span><br />for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-36.htm">Hebrews 11:36</a></span><br />Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He has hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he has made my chain heavy.</p><p class="hdg">hedged</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/3-9.htm">Lamentations 3:9</a></b></br> He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/3-23.htm">Job 3:23</a></b></br> <i>Why is light given</i> to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/19-8.htm">Job 19:8</a></b></br> He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.</p><p class="hdg">made</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/1-14.htm">Lamentations 1:14</a></b></br> The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, <i>and</i> come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into <i>their</i> hands, <i>from whom</i> I am not able to rise up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/5-5.htm">Lamentations 5:5</a></b></br> Our necks <i>are</i> under persecution: we labour, <i>and</i> have no rest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/9-12.htm">Daniel 9:12</a></b></br> And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/1-14.htm">Able</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-14.htm">Chain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-11.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-29.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-22.htm">Fetter</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-17.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-14.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-19.htm">Hedged</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-5.htm">Round</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-5.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-17.htm">Walled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-20.htm">Weighed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-20.htm">Weight</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/lamentations/3-37.htm">Able</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-23.htm">Chain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-23.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-8.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/hosea/5-2.htm">Fetter</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-38.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-5.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-9.htm">Hedged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Round</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-9.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-9.htm">Walled</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-2.htm">Weighed</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-2.htm">Weight</a><div class="vheading2">Lamentations 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-1.htm">The prophet bewails his own calamities</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-37.htm">He acknowledges God's justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">55. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-55.htm">He prays for deliverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">64. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-64.htm">And vengeance on his enemies</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The imagery of being "walled in" can be connected to the literal walls of Jerusalem that were breached by the Babylonians in 586 BC. Historically, the siege of Jerusalem was a time of great distress and suffering for the Israelites, and this phrase captures the sense of divine judgment and abandonment they felt. Theologically, it can be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual and emotional barriers that sin creates between humanity and God. This imagery is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/job/19-8.htm">Job 19:8</a>, where Job feels similarly trapped by his circumstances. The sense of being unable to escape can also be seen as a type of Christ's experience on the cross, where He was "walled in" by the sins of the world, unable to escape His sacrificial mission.<p><b>He has weighed me down with chains.</b><br>The metaphor of being weighed down with chains suggests a heavy burden or oppression, often associated with captivity or slavery. In the context of Lamentations, it reflects the physical and spiritual bondage experienced by the Israelites during the Babylonian exile. Chains are a powerful symbol of restriction and suffering, and they emphasize the severity of God's judgment on His people for their disobedience. This imagery is consistent with other biblical passages, such as <a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Psalm 107:10-14</a>, where those who sit in darkness and chains are delivered by God's intervention. Theologically, the chains can represent the bondage of sin, from which only God can deliver. In the New Testament, Jesus Christ is seen as the one who breaks these chains, offering freedom and redemption to those who believe in Him, as seen in passages like <a href="/john/8-36.htm">John 8:36</a> and <a href="/galatians/5.htm">Galatians 5:1</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>- Traditionally attributed as the author of Lamentations, Jeremiah is known as the "weeping prophet." He laments the destruction of Jerusalem and the suffering of his people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>- The city that has been destroyed by the Babylonians, leading to the lament and sorrow expressed in the book.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>- The event during which the Israelites were taken captive by the Babylonians, leading to the context of Lamentations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_sovereignty_in_trials.htm">Understanding God's Sovereignty in Trials</a></b><br>Recognize that God allows certain trials for His purposes, even when we feel trapped or overwhelmed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_human_suffering.htm">The Reality of Human Suffering</a></b><br>Acknowledge that suffering is a part of the human experience, and it is okay to express feelings of despair and seek God in those moments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_the_walls.htm">Hope Beyond the Walls</a></b><br>Even when we feel walled in, remember that God is our ultimate hope and deliverer. Trust in His timing and plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_lament.htm">The Importance of Lament</a></b><br>Lamenting is a biblical way to process grief and suffering. It is a form of prayer that brings our deepest pains before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_in_suffering.htm">Community in Suffering</a></b><br>Seek support and encouragement from fellow believers during times of feeling trapped or weighed down.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_lamentations_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Lamentations 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_nahum's_main_theme.htm">What is the main theme of the Book of Nahum?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'a_bruised_reed'_mean.htm">How do biblical idioms shape modern Christian language?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_psalm_13's_distress.htm">Where is the historical or archaeological evidence that supports the specific distress described in Psalm 13?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_wicked_prosper_in_job_21_7.htm">In Job 21:7, how can the wicked seemingly live long and prosper if divine justice is supposed to hold them accountable?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/lamentations/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">He hath hedged.</span>--From the darkness of Hades we pass to that of the prison-house, in which the mourner is "hedged" or confined, bound with a heavy chain (literally, <span class= "ital">brass</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/lamentations/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 7-9.</span> - Three figures, interrupted by a literal statement of the ill success of prayer. A traveller who finds himself suddenly caged up by a high thorn hedge (comp. <a href="/job/3-23.htm">Job 3:23</a>; <a href="/hosea/2-6.htm">Hosea 2:6</a>). A prisoner with a heavy chain. Again, a traveller suddenly shut up by solid stone walls (comp. <a href="/hosea/2-8.htm">Hosea 2:8</a>). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My chain</span>; literally, <span class="accented">my brass</span> (comp. <a href="/judges/16-21.htm">Judges 16:21</a>; <a href="/2_kings/25-7.htm">2 Kings 25:7</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/lamentations/3-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He has walled me in</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּדַ֧ר</span> <span class="translit">(gā·ḏar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1443.htm">Strong's 1443: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wall up or off, to build a wall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so I cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">escape;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵצֵ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He has weighed me down</span><br /><span class="heb">הִכְבִּ֥יד</span> <span class="translit">(hiḵ·bîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3513.htm">Strong's 3513: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with chains.</span><br /><span class="heb">נְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḥā·šə·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> </span><span class="str2">Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/3-7.htm">Lamentations 3:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/lamentations/3-7.htm">Lamentations 3:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/lamentations/3-7.htm">Lamentations 3:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/lamentations/3-7.htm">Lamentations 3:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/lamentations/3-7.htm">Lamentations 3:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/3-7.htm">Lamentations 3:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/3-7.htm">Lamentations 3:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/3-7.htm">Lamentations 3:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/3-7.htm">Lamentations 3:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/lamentations/3-7.htm">Lamentations 3:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/lamentations/3-7.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 3:7 He has walled me about that (Lam. 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